Chapter LIV. *to remove Obstructions to Navigation in the Mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and Pass a l’Outre.* July 8, 1856
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Chap. LIV.— An Act *to remove Obstructions to Navigation in the Mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and Pass a l’Outre.* July 8, 1856. Appropriation to remove obstructions in the Mississippi at the S. West Pass end Pass a l’Outre. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That for the opening and keeping open ship channels of sufficient capacity to accommodate the wants of commerce through the Southwest Pass and Pass a l’Outre, leading from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico, the sum of three hundred and thirty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be expended under the superintendence of the Secretary of War.
Sec. 2. Contract to be made. *And be it further enacted,* That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply said moneys to the opening and keeping open of the aforesaid ship channel by contract, and at an early day in the next Report thereon.session of Congress to report the progress of the work, the amount necessary to complete it, and an estimate of the annual cost of keeping said channels open; and any contract made shall be limited to the amount hereby appropriated. *In the Senate of the United States, July* 7*th,* 1856.
Assent of Senate.The President of the United States having returned to the Senate, in which it originated, the bill entitled “An act to remove obstructions to navigation in the mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Puss and the Pass a l’Outre,” with his objections thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said hill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same. Attest: ASBURY DICKINS. *Secretary of the Senate.* *In the House of Representatives of the United States, July* 8*th,* 1856.
Assent of House.The House of Representatives having been notified by the Senate that the bill entitled “An act to remove obstructions to navigation in the mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and the Pass a l’Outre,” had been returned by the President with his objections to the Senate, in which it originated, and that the Senate having proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same, had “Resolved, that the said bill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same,” the House of Representatives proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the said bill; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same.
Attest: WM. CULLOM, *Clerk House of Reps.* Chapter LV: making an Appropriation for deepening the Channel over the Flats of the St. Mary’s River, in the State of Michigan. 11 Stat. 25 1856-07-08 Chapter LV Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-11 34 2 public THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 55, 56. 1856. 25
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Chapter LIV
*to remove Obstructions to Navigation in the Mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and Pass a l’Outre.* July 8, 1856
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